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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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When I see these type of collectables, I feel the need to pick them up .. if they are cheap. This one is .. interesting .. Nazi swastika?   This one was in the same collection .. 1934 elongated cent  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by amida17
01/10/2017 3:49 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Before the Nazis came to power, the swastika was considered a symbol of good luck. It is pretty common to find one on tokens from the early 20th century.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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When I see these type of collectables, I feel the need to pick
them up .. if they are cheap. Me, too. And I, too, was thrown by the swastika the first time I saw it on a token. Nice pick-ups.  |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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If you really like Worlds' Fair stuff, PM me. I have boxes of stuff strait from the 1933, and other years/places that have never been opened.
Bought an estate a couple years ago and the gentleman's father than actually been set up as a dealer at the Chicago. There are some seriously rare pieces, too.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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What do you suppose the symbol is that's just below the horseshoe ? Rabbits foot maybe ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by Circus
01/10/2017 6:16 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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I like it even better that it is not Nazi ...
Had me thinking it was a little early ..
Without looking it up .. seems that was about when Hitler came to power.
I will have to check those links out .. thanks for posting them
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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There are early 20th century books and tokens related to the Boy Scouts that have good luck swastikas stamped upon them. The swastika storecards with advertising seem to be drying up at shows. I collected them for many years. I found it amazing how much variety there was to be had in the series, dated roughly from 1910-35 or so. I suspect that the prior success of the Dewey storecards and the many issues of Encased Cents (generally dated 1899-1907 and onward) contributed to the swastika good luck pieces. |
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Unlisted as a so-called dollar? Interesting... GR58 did not give us the size ... I suspect it does not meet the original Hibler-Kappen size minimum of 33mm. There is a lot of 'related' materials that are not listed as So-Called Dollars for this very reason. moxking .... I'm interested in what you might have. PM on the way. Edit .... moxking you have not set up a PM. Send me one. Thanks David Edited by nickelsearcher
01/11/2017 07:40 am
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Tried to send PM --but I couldn't. You'll have to change your settings to allow it. Definitely interested.
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Pillar of the Community
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I suspect it does not meet the original Hibler-Kappen size minimum of 33mm. Thank you David. Makes a lot of sense. |
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Really like that elongated penny, thanks for sharing with everyone.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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My mother and grandmother lived in Chicago then and attended the fair several times.  Chicago Century of Progress Token The "Membership Emblem of the Don't Worry Club" is a common reverse for tokens of that period.  Edited by willieboyd2
01/31/2017 6:12 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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These are so interesting, thanks. The Nazi swastika, of course, was rotated 45 degrees to the left.
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